As an Accountant for our Business Service Centre (BSC) Finance team in Caerphilly, you will be working closely with several UK sites to deliver a world-class accounting service.
Within the role, you will be performing general accounting and reporting activities, including creating monthly reports, processing standard and non-standard journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts and factory accounts, analysing and resolving non-reconcilable items, and identifying areas of improvement to the process.
The role will require regular interaction with other members of the BSC, including the Purchase to Pay and Credit & Collection teams. You will also be asked to support other accountants within the team from time to time, to ensure that as a collective, we are achieving the agreed service level agreements that were set with each part of the business.
About you
* Knowledge of SAP or a similar ERP system
* Experience of management/financial accounting and reporting
* Experience preparing monthly reports and analysis
* Meticulous attention to detail, producing high-quality work, whilst working to tight deadlines
* Able to work independently, communicate well and adapt your approach to various problems
* Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)
Benefits
* Discretionary bonus
* Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
* Employee assistance programme
* Cycle to work scheme
Location:
Caerphilly - we operate on a hybrid basis, with 3 days in the office and 2 at home.
About Us
We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!
DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging worldwide, which is supported by recycling and paper making operations. We play a central role in the value chain across sectors including e-commerce, fast-moving consumer goods and industrials.
Through our purpose of 'Redefining Packaging for a Changing World' and our Now and Next sustainability strategy, we are committed to leading the transition to the circular economy, while delivering more circular solutions for our customers and wider society - replacing problem plastics, taking carbon out of supply chains and providing innovative recycling solutions. Our bespoke box-to-box in 14 days model, design capabilities and innovation strategy sits at the heart of this response.
Headquartered in London and a member of the FTSE 100, DS Smith operates in 34 countries employing around 30,000 people and we are a Strategic Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Our history can be traced back to the box-making businesses started in the 1940s by the Smith family.
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